Grove School Renewal Charter FINAL Version - 2019

This determination will be made by the Head of School or designee upon either of the
following: 1) the pupil’s presence will be disruptive to the education process; or 2) the
pupil poses a threat or danger to others. Upon either determination, the pupil’s suspension
will be extended pending the results of an expulsion hearing.
D. Authority to Expel
As required by Education Code Section 47605(b)(5)(J)(ii), students recommended for expulsion
are entitled to a hearing adjudicated by a neutral officer to determine whether the student should
be expelled. The procedures herein provide for such a hearing and the notice of said hearing, as
required by law.
A student may be expelled either by the neutral and impartial Charter School Board of Directors
following a hearing before it or by the Charter School Board of Directors upon the
recommendation of a neutral and impartial Administrative Panel, to be assigned by the Board of
Directors as needed. The Administrative Panel shall consist of at least three members who are
certificated and neither a teacher of the pupil nor a member of the Charter School Board of
Directors. Each entity shall be presided over by a designated neutral hearing chairperson. The
Administrative Panel may recommend expulsion of any student found to have committed an
expellable offense, and the Board of Directors shall make the final determination.
E. Expulsion Procedures
Students recommended for expulsion are entitled to a hearing to determine whether the student
should be expelled. The hearing shall be held within thirty (30) school days after the Head of
School or designee determines that the pupil has committed an expellable offense.
In the event an Administrative Panel hears the case, it will make a recommendation to the Board
for a final decision whether to expel. The hearing shall be held in closed session (complying with
all pupil confidentiality rules under FERPA) unless the Pupil makes a written request for a public
hearing in open session three (3) days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing.
Written notice of the hearing shall be forwarded to the student and the student’s parent/guardian
at least ten (10) calendar days before the date of the hearing. Upon mailing the notice, it shall be
deemed served upon the pupil. The notice shall include:
1. The date and place of the expulsion hearing;
16. A statement of the specific facts, charges and offenses upon which the proposed
expulsion is based;
17. A copy of the Charter School’s disciplinary rules which relate to the alleged violation;
18. Notification of the student’s or parent/guardian’s obligation to provide information about
the student’s status at the Charter School to any other school district or school to which
the student seeks enrollment;
19. The opportunity for the student and/or the student’s parent/guardian to appear in person
or to employ and be represented by counsel or a non-attorney advisor;
20. The right to inspect and obtain copies of all documents to be used at the hearing;
21. The opportunity to confront and question all witnesses who testify at the hearing;
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